diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 88bc9b1b2265..767549066066 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,8 @@ repeat:
 	lops_before_commit(sdp, tr);
 	if (gfs2_withdrawing_or_withdrawn(sdp))
 		goto out_withdraw;
-	gfs2_log_submit_bio(&sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_log_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE);
+	if (sdp->sd_jdesc)
+		gfs2_log_submit_bio(&sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_log_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE);
 	if (gfs2_withdrawing_or_withdrawn(sdp))
 		goto out_withdraw;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 2e1d1eca4d14..8b34c6cf9293 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -67,9 +67,13 @@ void gfs2_jindex_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	sdp->sd_journals = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_jindex_spin);
 
+	down_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 	sdp->sd_jdesc = NULL;
+	up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
+
 	while (!list_empty(&list)) {
 		jd = list_first_entry(&list, struct gfs2_jdesc, jd_list);
+		BUG_ON(jd->jd_log_bio);
 		gfs2_free_journal_extents(jd);
 		list_del(&jd->jd_list);
 		iput(jd->jd_inode);